To:M. A. KRUCHINSKY[1]

Published:First published in 1965 inCollected Works, Fifth (Russian) Ed., Vol. 52.

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ComradeKruchinsky:

Ihave received your reports on the People’s
Commissariat for
Agriculture.[2]I have read them and reported to the
C.C. members.

Byappointing Osinsky, we, the Central Committee, have
done what we could. Osinsky saw me yesterday and told
me that he was getting a number of local comrades, peasants,
to join in the work.

Whyare you dissatisfied with Osinsky? The whole R.C.P.
group of the Eighth Congress of Soviets had a high opinion
of him over the seed campaign.

WhichCommunist workers are dissatisfied with the work
and why?

Pleaselet me have concrete instructions and proposals.
We in the C.C. believe that we have done everything
possiblefor the time being; we arewaitingto see the results
of the work of the new Collegium of the People’s
Commissariat for Agriculture and think that they will be good.

Withcommunist greetings,N. Lenin

[1]Onthe envelope Lenin wrote: “To Mikh. Kruchinsky, 
 member of the All-Russia Central Executive Committee (please sign 
 for letter) (from Lenin).”—Ed.

[2]Writtenin reply to a communication from M. A. Kruchinsky,
member of the Ukrainian Central Executive Committee, to Lenin,
expressing dissatisfaction with the work of the People’s
Commissariat for Agriculture, notably, that of N. Osinsky.